Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia .
6-484: Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuary measuring about 2 km wide at its southern end (the mouth) and narrowing to less than 100 m wide at the northern end where the Musquodoboit River discharges into the harbour. Musquodoboit Harbour is a designated Ramsar site . The mouth of the harbour is framed by Whale Point and Collins Head on
12-414: Is a Canadian river located in central Nova Scotia in the northeastern part of Halifax Regional Municipality . The river is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) in length with roughly 88 kilometres (55 mi) being traversable by paddle. It has a watershed area of 1,409 square kilometres (544 sq mi) The name "Musquodoboit" is Mi'kmaq , roughly translated to "beautiful water". It rises in
18-564: The extreme northeastern part of the county near the boundary with Pictou and Guysborough counties. Rising in the Cobequid Mountains , the river runs in a southwesterly direction along the Halifax-Colchester county line through the fertile Musquodoboit Valley ; Glenmore Mountain is on the north and a series of low hills are on the south. Near the halfway point, the river changes course at a right angle, running toward
24-511: The harbour is served by a local road which connects the community of Musquodoboit Harbour at the northern end with Ostrea Lake and Pleasant Point at the southeastern end. 44°47′12.3″N 63°8′52.8″W / 44.786750°N 63.148000°W / 44.786750; -63.148000 This Halifax County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Musquodoboit River The Musquodoboit River / ˌ m ʌ s k ə ˈ d ɒ b ɪ t /
30-623: The southeast where it empties into a bay on the Atlantic Ocean called Musquodoboit Harbour . other communities along its length include Middle Musquodoboit, Moose River , Elderbank , Meaghers Grant and Upper Musquodoboit . Dollar Lake flows into the Musquodoboit River. The river is a popular recreational destination in central Nova Scotia, as its calm and lack of rapids or waterfalls makes it ideal for paddling sports like canoeing and kayaking . According to estimates by
36-405: The western side, while Jeddore Cape delineates the eastern side. Martinique Beach Provincial Park is situated on Martinique Beach, a 2 kilometre broad natural sand barrier beach that narrows the harbour mouth on the western side, extending east from Whale Point. The harbour contains numerous islands and the western shore is largely undeveloped, owing to the lack of road access. The eastern shore of
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